Provincetown police said Tuesday the suspects in the alleged assault on a man early Monday morning used a homophobic slur during the attack.

An alleged attack in Provincetown, Massachusetts, early Monday is being investigated as a possible hate crime, with police releasing new details Tuesday morning as they called on the public for help

Provincetown police are asking residents to check doorbell camera footage to help with an investigation into a possible hate crime that happened on Monday morning, according to a statement released by the Provincetown Police Department.